Two uniform boards, tied together with the help of a string, are balanced on a surface as shown in Fig
The coefficient of static friction between boards and surface is 0.5. The minimum value of , for which this type of arrangement is possible is
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It is not possible to have this type of balanced arrangement |
Two uniform boards, tied together with the help of a string, are balanced on a surface as shown in Fig
The coefficient of static friction between boards and surface is 0.5. The minimum value of , for which this type of arrangement is possible is
a) |
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b) |
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c) |
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d) |
It is not possible to have this type of balanced arrangement |
(b)
For the equilibrium of the entire structure,
Given
For individual boards,
and
For safe equilibrium,
So the minimum value of for this type of arrangement is